I recall trying to update from 2.2 to 2.3 a long while ago and failing twice, frustrating since I've updated YaBB to newer versions several times before without issue. My YaBB is outdated now and I wish to upgrade to 2.5. Is the method still as it used to be (install new version then upload and chmod newer files)? Or is there an automatic upgrader available now? Thanks.

YaBB 2.5.2 will be out soon where as in the past to go from yabb 1x or 2x you had to update to 2.3.1 then to 2.4 or 2.5 there is now no need for the middleman you can now update from 1x or 2x to 2.5.2 some more info

YaBB install help video1. what yabb forum are you running and the url2. describe in as much detail as you can what happens and also post screenshots if you can3. please be patient we live in different time zones and have other commitments but we will help youas bill and ted say (Be excellent to each other)

Thanks for the reply, but that link doesn't have information about upgrading. Is there an automatic method available or will I have to install a new forum and replace files? Thanks?

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Re: 2.2.2 to 2.5Reply #3 - Oct 19th, 2012 at 5:33am

I didn't mean to put a question mark after the 'thanks', but I can't find an edit button so I had to type a whole new message explaining myself in case my remark appeared offensive. Am I missing the edit button or is there not one?

YaBB install help video1. what yabb forum are you running and the url2. describe in as much detail as you can what happens and also post screenshots if you can3. please be patient we live in different time zones and have other commitments but we will help youas bill and ted say (Be excellent to each other)

You'll need to backup your forum to a safe place and install the new software. Transfer your messages, members, boards, User Avatars, and attachments into their proper places according to the newest Quick-Guide. Depending on the age of the forum, you may need to run either the File Convert or FixFile for the final step in the upgrade installation.

There are substantial changes between 1x,2x and 2.5x so simply 'upgrading' by replacing files is not a good option and so has not been offered. At some point in the future we hope to have a feature where the software really is close to a one-click install/upgrade.

If you only have one solution to a problem you're not trying hard enough!

You'll need to backup your forum to a safe place and install the new software. Transfer your messages, members, boards, User Avatars, and attachments into their proper places according to the newest Quick-Guide. Depending on the age of the forum, you may need to run either the File Convert or FixFile for the final step in the upgrade installation.

There are substantial changes between 1x,2x and 2.5x so simply 'upgrading' by replacing files is not a good option and so has not been offered. At some point in the future we hope to have a feature where the software really is close to a one-click install/upgrade.

Thanks mate, that's the info I wanted to know about. Every YaBB upgrade I've done has been that way. I was hoping I could do it automatically this time. I'll save the upgrade for the next rainy night.

What we've discovered (and should make this a really big instruction in the Quick-Guide), errors creep into the data - not enough to make things crash when run through the program that created them (ie. older version of YaBB) but enough to choke FixFile. So running all the maintenance utilities first takes care of the little niggles.

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If you only have one solution to a problem you're not trying hard enough!